Payment Method for Content, Mobile Equipment and Content Item Implementing the Method
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1. A method for payment of content, comprising the steps of:
- incorporating or associating a payment directive in/with a content item;
the payment directive defining the procedure and bearer of payment;
downloading the payment directive into a mobile equipment;
when utilising the content item in the mobile equipment, reading the payment directive;
performing the payment directive involving a payment procedure including a payment from an account associated with the mobile equipment.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a payment method for content, e.g. a content item protected by a Digital Rights Management (DRM) scheme. The content item contains a payment directive that automatically invokes a payment procedure before the content item may be used. The payment directive specifies how to utilise payment methods in the wireless network in order to grant access to the content downloaded in the device. The content item may be downloaded first but is not enabled until a payment has been initiated. The invention also relates to mobile equipment implementing the method and the corresponding content item.
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1. A method for payment of content, comprising the steps of:
- incorporating or associating a payment directive in/with a content item;
the payment directive defining the procedure and bearer of payment;downloading the payment directive into a mobile equipment; when utilising the content item in the mobile equipment, reading the payment directive; performing the payment directive involving a payment procedure including a payment from an account associated with the mobile equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- incorporating or associating a payment directive in/with a content item;
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14. A content item for downloading to mobile equipment, wherein
by incorporating a payment directive involving a payment procedure, the payment directive defining the procedure and bearer of payment; - including a payment from an account associated with the mobile equipment.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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